Find published reports looking at child abuse and neglect statistics in the NSPCC Library by using the keywords: "statistics", "child abuse prevalence" and "child abuse incidence".
This briefing looks at what data and statistics are available about child deaths due to abuse or neglect.
Official measures are likely to be underestimations of the number of children who die due to abuse or neglect for a number of reasons, including:
However, based on the number of child homicides recorded by the police each year, we know that, on average, at least one child is killed a week in the UK.
Statistics can help people and the organisations they work for make evidence-based decisions about how best to meet the needs of children. Our series of briefings looks at what available data can tell us about child abuse and neglect.
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Find published reports looking at child abuse and neglect statistics in the NSPCC Library by using the keywords: "statistics", "child abuse prevalence" and "child abuse incidence".
Our factsheet explores issues to consider when looking at service data, self-report data, trends and statistics across different areas in relation to child abuse.
Find out about the different types of child abuse, how to recognise the signs in children and young people and how you can work with children, parents and carers to prevent and respond to concerns.
Explains the definition of child abuse and provides an insight into the different types of abuse as well as setting out general signs to keep an eye out for.